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Ranger Jim,

My ship date is 20160105.

All apologies Ranger Jim. I signed a 11x opt 40 contract. Meps personal said I didn't qualify for the option 40/airborne with a med waiver (i had a serum sickness reaction to cechlor when i was youger that i admitted to) but I stuck to my guns and asked to speak to the medical personal to explain my...

Rangers,

Earlier today I was able to swear in. My ship date is 20160105.

Fighting to keep my opt40 after getting a med waiver was... Wow.

Ranger Jim, you intel was good! Thank you!

I was able to reserve a 11xopt40 contract today and will be swearing in Tuesday of next week.

Ranger Jim, All is well and thank you for asking. I have been keeping up with my recruiter. His unchanged words since I went in to finish the MEPS process are that "there are no available contracts for anything infantry." Part of my plan for the remainder of this week is to make contact wi...

Rangers, Well, no swear in yet. There were no 11x or 68w contracts available with the Ranger option. However, the salesman spirit was well and alive in the recruiters as I had to politely decline several MOS's which were "all the rage because they have a bonus." It was a little frustrating...

Ranger Elgecko,

Thank you for the words of encouragement and sharing of experience. I'm looking forward to giving my all to this opportunity.

I will post again after swearing in.

Thank you Ranger Elgecko and all.

Rangers, A brief SITREP: I was notified that my med waiver was approved yesterday and then today set up a MEPS appointment for three weeks from now to finish up the med and swear in. I would have chosen to go in sooner but have a crazy work schedule and a trip out of town to work around. Regardless....

Rangers, A SITREP: I visited my recruitment center today to obtain further details about my DQ at MEPS. My recruiter is on leave; however, I was able to talk with the Command Sergeant. I was told my waiver had already been submitted and that there is nothing for me to do but wait (and PT) patiently ...

Rangerjd,

I did attend school in Washington. Highline Com Col, Seattle Com Col, and then the UW.

Rangers, A bit of a SITREP: I redid my self administered pt as promised: Push ups: 68 Sit ups: 71 Pull ups palm forward: 16 2 mile run: 14:57 This feels much more within my norm. The fun bit was that the run portion was me running to my recruiter's office for the trip to MEPS for the med screen and ...

Ranger Grim666, Thank you for the welcome. I self administered after a 14 hour day on my feet and a good dose of mental exhaustion. I knew going into it that I wasn't going to hit my 100% but I didn't want to post an introduction without an honest on-the-spot self-test. I plan to re administer asap....

Hello Rangers and Members, I am 29 and from Seattle, WA. I am currently part of the way through the enlistment process for a 11x Opt 40 contract with my medical screen taking place 20150802. Pending a passing med exam I will be shipping 20150928 and already have my contract on hold. While it has tak...